Watching Watches

by Sally Huss

When a man becomes obsessed with time, he ends up creating a tongue-twisting tale of clocks and watches watching each other. As much as he wants to please his wife by being precise, she cares more about his big-heartedness than the time of day. How to use time wisely is the theme.All in rhyme and hilariously illustrated, this book joins others in the Sally Huss collection of books designed to amuse as well as educate. If you like the books by Dr. Seuss and the Berenstains, you will love Watching Watches.

35 pages, Paperback

Published December 13, 2019

About the author

For years I have wanted to do what I am doing now -- writing and illustrating my children's books. Electronic drawing pads and e-books have made it possible for me to create and publish my own books -- and do so in quantity. In the past, Harcourt Brace, Ten Speed Press, Thomas Nelson had only published a few.

The books were always squeezed in between art I needed to do to fill 26 Sally Huss Galleries (my degree was from USC in Fine Art); and licensing demands for clothing, greeting cards (American Greetings), purses, bibs, dinnerware, wallpaper; and the daily King Features Syndicated inspirational panel I do for newspapers called Happy Musings.

Through the years my art and writings have found their way into homes from Hollywood to The White House and perhaps even your house or your mother's.

Along with art, I have had a long history with tennis. In fact I was raised to be a champion (U.S. Junior and Wimbledon Champion, then a semi-finalist in the women's division at Wimbledonin singles and doubles). Later I became one of the top senior players in the country. This experience lead to my writing and illustrating a couple of books on the game -- EIGHT GOLDEN RULES FOR HOW TO PLAY YOUR BEST TENNIS (endorsed by Billie Jean King, Mary Carrillo, Dick Enberg, etc.) and LOVE LADIES LEAGUE TENNIS.

I mostly read the books of the French Philosopher Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov. For me, these present the clearest and most practical explanation of life and man's structure in it that I've come across. These light-filled pages send my heart soaring and give me food for my present work.

Presently I write, illustrate and paint in my Solana Beach, California studio where I live with my husband Marv. I also still play a bit of tennis and walk the beach daily.

Reviews

[Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this is time well spent

This is a very clever and adorable book by a treasured author and artist!! Highly recommend! Winner of the Elizabeth’s Best Award for Excellence!

[Barbara Ann]

The newest release by prolific children’s book author and illustrator, Sally Huss, is a real treat! By using alliteration and tongue twisters, the author creates a riotous laugh out loud read.

A man gives his wife a watch as a gift, She doesn’t pay attention to it. He decides to give her a watch to watch the watch. Then he buys a clock to supervise the second watch. The obsession continues until the husband has purchased many different clocks. He is still not satisfied. That leads to the purchase of sundials and even a rooster.

How will his wife react to his obsession? Read the hilarious story to find out. The illustrations are charming. A certificate is included for children who make good choices and use their time wisely. This book will not only entertain preschoolers and primary grade readers but the adults who read the story to them.

I received a copy of this book and voluntarily decided to read and review with my honest opinions for no compensation.